Chandigarh, June 9 -- Alleging contempt of court orders, five residents of Panchkula have approached the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the city.

The plea alleges that the district administration had on June 2 issued a schedule for a special drive to remove encroachments. It has been issued without complying with the HC's September 2023 directions, the residents alleged.

In the orders, the court had directed the administration to formulate a policy, based on the size of road berms and design of fencing, rather than "using the bulldozers indiscriminately."

The court also set some pre-conditions: Mandatory issuing of notices, pointing to the nature and extent of encroachment, and a chanc...